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UNITED STATES TO ROUND UP
FROM PAGE ONE
Arst Impression here is that the re port will react very unfavourably on diplomatic TC- German-American
lations.
Trans-Ocean" Spies Dealing with the activities of the "Trans-Ocean" news service which In described as a propaganda agency headed by Dr. Munirid Zopp, the reports says, "This organisation could hiso, with the minimum suspicion, engage in espionage activities.
nt
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REGISTER OF SHAREHOLDERS Attempted Suicide
On Fine, Sunny Autumn Day
will be closed from Monday, 25th November, 1940, to Saturday, 21st December, 1940, both days Inclu siva,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
NOEL BRAGA,"
Secretary. Ilongkong, 5th November, 1940.
To commit suicide on a fine autumn morning with the sun- shine streaming down warmly. from a blue sky was what a akinny old Chinese tried hard to do in Shanghai recently, accord- ing to the North-China Daily
HONG KONG ST. ANDREW'S | News.
SOCIETY
LAWN BOWLS
· The Annual Lawn Bowls Match Dr. Zapp took a deep interest in between members of St. George's the mariner in which the United States handled Its diplomatic re- and St. Andrew's Societies will be lations will Japan and in fact, at held on 7th December, at 2.30 p.m.
not only gave advice to the sentative
Japanese at the Kowloon Bowling Green represent but he also indicated to Club. Goverment his own country certain steps that might be taken to old the country in its handling of diplomatte affairs."
of
the
All members desirous of playing In this match are requested to The report then quotes the follow communicate by 25th November Ing alleged statement by Dr. Zapp in a letter to Japan. "I think that it with Mr. W. Macfarlane, Dairy you show the Americans. deinitely Farm, East Point. Rinks will be a strong defensive cold shoulder dur- ing your negotiations this will un-selected on 2nd December and press them."
Canadian Fuchrer
On written orders from the Ger- man Charge d'Affaires the report nuds, Dr. Zapp offered the newc service of "Trans-Occon" to "Adrien
Arcand the "Fuehrer" of the
Canadian National Unity Party who is now interned in Canada.
The Dies Committee seized in the iles of the Chemical Marketing Company of New York, plans entitled "The Organisation of German Indus- try in America after the War" This plan called for P great bank.ng institute to underwrite and support the Anoncing of German industrial and trade activities.
This, the Committee felt, showed a very definite link with German Indus- trial life by providing that activilles In the United States should be directed from a bureau which would be established in Berlin,
The files kept by Dr. Zapp showed that Germans In Amerien have their own Nazi Party unit meeting regularly under the leadership of Dr. Friedhelm Draeger, Vice Consul in New York,
The report includes a number of letters written by American citizens:
with Hell, Hitler!"
alt endormation Bureau
The offer of the German Railway Information Bureau in New York is also mentioned together with the German
Library of Information. The first is credited with an expenditure of $200,000 yearly and the second with over $341,000,
Correspondence cited between
Juju i Zapp and a Japanese named Furakawa, seeing to show that ber- lin's hope of keeping "the United States neutral lay in making diploma- tie relations between Washington and Tokyo as awkward as possible.
The government in Washington, and indeed all America, has
never forgotten the vast web of caplanage and sabotage apun in years before America entered the last war by Herr von Papen, Boy-Ed and their agents. Immunity Abused
Some Washington observers feel that these unpleasant memories are going to be revived by pinns such as those revealed to-day to "re-organise German industry in America after
published the following day.
NOTICE
DEFENCE REGULATIONS 1940
The following rates will be charged for mailing single copies following newspapers
the
abroad:-
South China Morning Post China and Macao 16 cents per copy
British Empire and Foreign
25 cents per copy
The Hongkong Telegraph.
China and Macao
14 cents per copy
G.
16 cents Saturdays
British and Foreign
20 cents per copy 25 cents Saturdays.
R.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 25th
day of November, 1940, at 3 p.m.,
at the Offices of the Publle Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of
Evidently things had become vo bad for him that the weather didn't cause, matter much; whatever the this emuclated man in tattered white clothes surprised a number of people telling along the Bund in the mid- morning sun by suddenly throwing himself awkardly into the water off the Customs Jetty.
A startled boatman lunged out with his long boat hook and catching it in the clothes of the mun in the water pulled him in to the jetty where he was hauled up on the boards with water dripping off and out of him. Soon a jangling ambulance arrived, took on a very wet passenger, and drove away.
Wife Hurt. In Raid. Refuses Anaesthetic
A young wife after a London air raid was brought to the surgeons suffering from a severe arm injury, but she steadfastly refused an anaes- required. Then she went, saying, "1 thetle though a lot of stitches were
I've got must get home now. make my old man his cup of tea"
to
November 22 1940.
RACE MOBS TURN TO WEST END
YARD TO
SCOTLAND YARD CLEAN UP GANGSTERS
SCOTLAND YARD IS PLANNING A BIG CLEAN-UP OF CANG STERS WHO, SINCE THE RACE TRACKS CLOSED DOWN, HAVE BEEN OPERATING IN THE WEST-END, R
Club patrons have been attacked, club owners “beaten up," and restaurants smashed by organised gangs. Other restaurants have been threatened with “annihilation” unless "protection" is accepted.
SHIPS TO BRITAIN - Cable picture passed by British conser shows British sailors waving from dock of one of four average U. S. dastrayers recently transferred to England.
TEAM WORK DURING LONDON RAID
EASY MASTERY OF INCENDIARY
BOMBS
of them are being shut, the police have been able to round up several gangsters operating in them.
POST OFFICE
Government Gazette Notification. No. 1280 is published: for general-in- formation.
KA
1. No person shall send any Christmas New Year or other great- ing card by post to any destination. outside th
„this Colony, unissə---
la unscaled
and clearly marked
(a) the cover, with, this words. "Greeting Card
(b) the Cover
destination outside the British Em
contains nothing but a printed pine, con
sender's name and address,
card, with the addition only of the
2. Subject to the axemptions
sanded in paragraph 3, no person
send any postal packet consist Bottle parties, which haveing of or containing any newspaper, newspaper cutting or book by post to been the worst sufferers, have any destination outside this Colony, been terrorised, but since many 3. The provisions of paragraph
shall not apply to any newspaper registered under the Printers and Publishers Ordinance 1027, sent by the publishers of the newspaper or to any book in a wrapper submitted An official of the Public unsealed to the Censor for examina="
tion before sending. Morality Council said:
4. Without›
projudice "We have reports of people being provisions of regulations 84 and 86 attacked and robbed, but they are of the Defence Regulations, 1940, (re usually atraki to press charges.lating to peonitics and the disposal Some fear gang vengeance: other of articles) any greeting card, news- don't want the incident made public. paper, newspaper cutting or book. posted in breach of any of the pro- "Syndicate Hired Thugs" visions of this order may be destroy- ed or disposed of in such manner as "One woman wealthy social | the Censor may direct. welfare worker-tried to help some girls in the West End.
"This led to the syndicate for whom the girls worked hiring thugs who beat up' the woman. "The gang also sank her house boat. w
which was moored in the Thames.
Special police squads are used to catch mobs who terrorise clubs and restaurants.
These hooligans give lavish orders
to
the
Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended..
INWARD MAILS Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct Service," San Francisco date .Nov. 22. 12th November.
..Nov. 22. Java and Manila. USA., Honolulu, Japan and Munila (Sari Francisco date, 25th October) Nov. 22. .....Nov, 26. Nov. 26,
in restaurants and then threaten to Australia and Manlia "hammer the manager and staff if, London arid Straits...
London and Straits they are asked to pay the bin.
When payment is demanded the U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and gongs break up the place and attack the staff with broken bottles, razors, and coshers.
A bottle party owner said, "mem- bers of a gang forced their way into my place."
Wealthy Guest "Spotted"
"A man who was spending a lot of money on one of my hostesses was 'spotted."
"The hostess also scomed to realise this, and warned her guest, who gave her the £50 he had left.
"When the inan went to the wash- room, the gang went, too. They ask ed him to hand over his wallet. The inan explained that he had spent all he had.
"Later the man and the hostess left the club and were immediately attacked by the gang.
"The man was beaten up, the girl's dress torn off, her body and face slashed with a razor, and the handbag with the money stolen." Many of the hooligans are young- sters who have evaded the Army.
RADIO
AFTER A LARGE-SCALE INCENDIARY BOMB RAID ON LONDON, A "DAILY TELEGRAPH” REPORTER WROTE THAT ANYONE WHO WONDERED ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and HOW A.R.P. SERVICES WOULD FUNCTION MUST BE REASSURED BY THE 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles)
RESULTS.
Brahms Concerto No.-2- In B. Flat Major
hal (San November)
Francisco..
BLH
Nov, 28.
Air Mall by "Tau American Altways Direct Service" San Francisco date, 22nd November. „Nov, 20. Sandakan
:Dec. 1. Swatow
Dec. 1.
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mall are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertin- ed to close at or before 9 am. regis. tored and parcel malls are closed at 6 pm. on the previous day. When mails are advertised to close after p.m.. Registered and Parcel matis are closed at 5 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 22 Air Mail by Air to Rangoon to con-
*Trith nect with the Airways."
Reg. Ord.
Overseas
G.P.O. & K.P.O.·'
................Nov. 22, 4 p.m. Nov, 22; 4.20 p.m.
to Air Mail by Sea to Singapore
connect with the "British Overseas Airways."
Kowloon P. O... Reg., ..... Ord.,
..Nov. 22, 5.00 p.m. Nov, 22, 5.30 p.m G.P.O.
......Nov. 22, 5.00 p.m. „Nov. 22, B P.01.
Air Malt for Manila, Guam, Hone- lalu, U.S.A., and Europe vla "Pan- American Airways and Trans. Allanilo Services,”.
K.P.O.
Nov. 22, 5.00 p.m.
Reg.
Ord,
.Nov. 22, 5,30 p.m.
GP.O.
Kor.
Ord.
H. K. T...
12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter- cession.
12.28
Straits. Ceylon. India. E and South
Africa
Nov. 22, 8.00 p.m. ..Nov. 22, 7.00 pan--
7 p.m.
ex-
In
Minor, Op. 54-Alfred Cortot (Plano) and The London Philharmonic Or-Haiphong
0.00 0.m.
.9.00 .m..
equipment and desire to They proved conclusively that, given organisation, serve, no community need have much fear of incendiary bombs; and it was shown again that if people take shelter the risks from high explosives are greatly exagger- ated.
The experience of one suburb was particularly instructive and encouraging. the course of raids that lasted about two hours the Germans dropped four high plosive and 120 incendiary bombs.
Yet, though some houses were badly damaged by high ex- plosives, there was not one casualty, and the great majority of
one Lot of Crown Land at Wong incendiary bombs were put out by air-raid wardens with stirrup Exchange At
Nel Cheong Gap Road, in the pumps before they could do damage. Where fires were started Colony of Hong Kong, for a they were promptly suppressed by professional or amateur fire- term of 75 years, with the option men.
of renewal at a Crown Rent to How was this result achieved? be fixed by the Surveyor of His The answer, supplied by the Majesty the KING, for one fur-Town Clerk, points a moral of first-class importance. If this ther term of 75 years. Intending bidders are advised borough has come through its
the war" and by the charge that that immediately after the dispa- first test almost unscathed, it is
diplomatic immunity has enabled the German
Nazi Prosy here to carry on sai of the lot the Purchaser' (because the authorities and the.
mala,
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
GOEBBELS HOAXED BY JEWS
his
How Dr. Goebbels was hoaxed Inhabitants set an example of not the applicant) will be required
by two Jewish playwrights has efficiency enthusiasm.. In a latter passage, the White Paper
authorised states ibat
an documentary to deposit with
"Of 2,300 wardena 1,700 were on just become known in Berlin- evidence exists to show that "Trans-officer who will be present at the Ocean" has been the chief propaganda
German Two years ago the who could be paid for the night's, wapen of the Nazi State in Guste-saic, the sum of two hundred duty, though the maximum number but not to the public.
Mexico, Cuba, Argentina
Ecuador, dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum work was only 303," said the Town propaganda director gave and Brazil. "The evidence indicates that the material sent from will be refunded on payment of the Clerk. The other 1,480 volunteers official blessing to a comedy Germany to the South American Purchase price.
Jumped to their posts immediately called "Water for. Canitogo." It Įwas a great success on the stage countries is violently anti-American,”
the alarm sounded.
and as a film, and was halled as Newspaperman Decoy
"The borough has 23,000 Anderson "a work from the work of a shelters, besides 81 communal shel- true Nazi artist." lers and public. shelters for over 10, per cent, of the, population. People! Actually it had been written is. n took refuge In time, and families rush job by the brothers Egon and whose homes were wrecked came Otto Reis, Australian Jews. Goebbels demanded that the author come to through without a scratch;"
Berlin
to receive the plaudits of the crowd. Citizens' Co-operation
They found in Vienna' a young Austrian willing to appear and bo applauded. Well rehearsed, he went
Beriln, made his bow...
The report relates how the New! York newspaperman James Edmonds, was engaged in espionage on benoir of Germans in the United States while simultaneously keeping British, French and American authorities formed.
Vermon
In-
under
representatives' whom Edmonds worked were anxious for Information on British convoys and shipments of British and French purchased in the United States.
According to evidence, Edmonds said that his British and French connections helped him to fix reports of convoy movements which looked authentic but were actually useless.
Planes For China
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Inland Lot
Registry No.
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Locality
ANG WO
Wang Nel Cheong.
Boundary
¡Measurements
a per sale plan.
Contents in
67. feet.
Upset Price
:
to
When Hitler entered Vienna the
TT. London ... Demand London T.T. Shanghai T.T. Singaporu T/T. Japan T.T. India T.T.
U.S.A.
Sunday, Nov. 24 Schumann-Concerto in A Salgon, Rangoon and Calcutta,
chestru. conducted by Sir London Ronald,
1.00 Local Time Signal, and Wea-" ther Report.
1.03 Bing Crosby in Variety. 1.30 Reuter and Rugby
Press, Weather Forecast and Announce-
ments.
1.45 Latest Dance Muso 2.15 Close Down.
0.00 Selections from Light Opera. 0.20 Closing. Local Stock Quota- tions.
6.30 Harry Horlick and Heinz Hup- pertz Orchestras,
7.00 London Relay-The News. 7.15 London Relay—'Questions of the
7.30
sir
foundel-Sullo do Ballet
Thomas Beecham and London Philharmonic Orchestra,
A Glance
SELLING
.1/2%
.1/274
.300
16274
10%
.82
234
TT. Manila T.T. T.T. Bangkok
.4034
Batavia
.43%1⁄2
14014
T.T. Salgon
.101
.Nom.
.09 .1/6.
7.50
4 m/s L/C London
1/3/4
4 m/s D/P London
1/3
4 m/s L/C U.S.A,
4 m/s France
244 Nom.
8.45
.84%
T.T. France
T.T. Switzerland T.T. Australia
BUYING
30 da India
U.S. Cross rate in London 4.02) U.S. Cross rate in NY, CA
LETTERS
LOTTERY FOR THE
·· ́BOMBER FUND
The Editor, "Hongkong Telegraph", Sir-Your editorial to-day, Would
The gathering of reports, direction of local services, and liaison with the Landon all worked perfectly; but Town Clerk emphasised the vital im« portance of the private citizens co-brothers, Reis, fled abroad. It is only operation, shown not only in the now that the last of their relatives work of the volunteers, but also in has escaped from Austria that they if not be possible for some local bank such practical details as the placing have dared to let out the story of the
hoax. nt buckets of water and sand at the doors of houses.
or other organization, to hold a monthly Tollery - to... nugment, our Bomber Fund? ·
7.40 Studio Appeal on behalf of the Society for the Prevention of Crucity to Animals.
Orchestrat
Interlude,
8.00 Local Time Signni, Weather Report and Announcements.
8.03 Alfred Corlot (Piano) playing:
Chopin Preludes.
8.15 Tilo Schipa (Tenor) in al Spanish Programme
Krcialer
Violin Recital by Fritz
0.00 Landon Rolay---The News and News Commentaries.
9.30 London Relay-Talk: Books and People".
0.45 Brahms Concerto No. 2 in B Flat Major, Op. 83.—WÜhelm Back- haus (Piano) and The Saxon State Orchestra. *;
19.30 Excerpts from Verdi's Operas, 11.00 Close Down."
Churchill Birthday Gift Of Spitfires
London, Nov. 21 (Router)—The
Tuesday, Nov. 20: Manila, Batavia and Sourabaya.
8.30-0.m. Manila, Australia ond New Zealand
via Thursday Island.
....Nov, 20, 6 p.m.. .....Nov. 20, 8.30 p.m.
K.-P. O.
Reg. Ord.
G. P. 0.
Reg.
...Nov. 26, 5 p.m.
Ord.
Nov. 20, 7p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 28.
Shanghal, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., and Central and South America
vin United Kingdom
Vancouver B.C. (Parcels for Canada and U.S.A.).
Note All Malls for United-King- dem will be forwarded with or with- out superscription.
K, P. O.
Parcels
Rog.
Ord.
¡4.00 p.m. .5.00 p.m. 6.30 p.m.
Q. P. O.
Parcels
Reg.
.4.00 p.m.. 8.00 p.m.
77,00 p.m.
· Ord.
Friday, Nov. 2D
Air Mall by Sea to Singanore to
Connect with the "British OversCAN. Airways
G.P.O, & K.P.OUTRO Rek. Ord.,
.Nov. 29. 12.38 p.m. Nov. 20, 1.00 p.m. Straits and Calcutty_
Parcela
Nov. 20, 1.00 p.m. Letters .Nov, 20, 2.00 p.m. Straits, Ceylon, India, E. and South
Africa and United-Kingdom
G.P.O, and K.P.O.
Par,
Reg. Ord.
Nov, 20, 5.00 p.m. Nov. 20, 6.00 p.m. Nov. 30, 8.30 a..
Saturday, Nov. 30 Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South.
Africa
....3.30.p.m. Straits," Ceylon, India and United-
Kingdom.
Parcels
Nov; 30, 4.n.m, .Nov. 30,5 pm.
Nov. 30, 5.30
Nov.
1970 p.m.
20, + p.m.
Nov, 10. B: pm.
Reg. Ord.
„Párcels
GP.
Reg. Ord.
Dec, 2, 10.30 a.m.
Would you be prepared. Maharajah' of. Travancore, has givan} The bombs were all dropped in re-, Germans Ban: Nobel your good offees to approach some £11,250 for the purchase of two CHUNGKING, Nov. 21 (Central
buch organization on this matter News) Chinese in New York, San who fell to do so will shortly be pro-sidential areas devoid of military tar-Prize-Winner's Books Immediately? This Colonyaal fighters.
xels. A "breadbarket" of 40 incer- Francisco and Chicago have respec-hibited from practising, diury bombs fell on a group of small GERMANY, has banned the books ready Indebted to your poper and Madras Proskichey has sent a fur tively pledged a total of US, $1,000, 8 000, donations to the Chinese freraft Jewish children are to be excluded buildings, used as a Brat-old post, of Sterid Undset, Norwegian, novelist, the SC.MP, for quick action taken, ther£7,600 for fighters, take
will you lead again? Mukesh The Java Spilare Committee a Straits: Fund, And Upie in Boston, U.3.4300 to Rumanian tos le llegal for full Not Camge) was done, and the Bast December, Sigirld Undant dava da helgio Cota fetteries birthday wire, announcing collections
from schools, and a law A.TS. station and emergengy hospi and Nobel Prize winner og vinde
COMMUNITY, planning to send: "Mr." Churchill a 100% Chinese In other alles have also Jewish chikiren to be given Rumanian wardens quickly put out the bigzing her rights to book royalties to the
(It is to be piidged amount between U.3,$200,- names o
for another two Spitares, Finnish Red Cross, having ads are illegal in Hongkong-Ed. HAT,
thebt bombe
Nov. 30, 5.30 p.m.